Rugby Rant: Time to embrace professionalism It’s the old boy down the pub reminiscing about Wales in the 1970s, wondering why “they can’t just express themselves”. An ex-player laughing at…
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Rugby Rant: Make rugby union 13-a-side
Rugby Rant: Make rugby union 13-a-side I WATCH club rugby, Heriot’s mainly, on most Saturday afternoons and also professional rugby on television. I took out a subscription on Amazon Prime…
Rugby Rant: Give props their due in World Rugby awards
Rugby Rant: Give props their due in World Rugby awards HOW MANY of the 101 previous nominations for World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year have been for a…
Rugby Rant: Stop defenders kneeing try-scorers
Rugby Rant: Stop defenders kneeing try-scorers OF ALL the attempts to make the game safer, it still boggles the mind that World Rugby have not done more to clamp down…
Rugby Rant: Women’s rugby deserves far more respect
“WOMEN’S RUGBY is a waste of time.” But it inspires the future generation of women to believe they can be whoever or whatever they want to be. “Women’s rugby isn’t…
Rugby Rant: Community pitches must improve
Rugby Rant: Community pitches must improve This has been the year that rugby came grinding to a halt, both at a professional and community level, with many at a loss…
Rugby Rant: Overhaul Welsh rugby
Rugby Rant: Overhaul Welsh rugby Who could have imagined in 1990 that the state of Welsh domestic rugby would now be so bad? Regional rugby has helped to improve standards,…
Rugby Rant: Bring back screw kicking
Rugby Rant: Bring back screw kicking WATCHING A skilled kicker, particularly a fly-half, is a wonderful sight. As a child I spent hours playing the kicking game ‘Gaining Ground’. At…
Rugby Rant: Scots cannot be afterthought for Lions
Rugby Rant: Scots cannot be afterthought for Lions For a number of Scots my age or younger, success for the British & Irish Lions over the last few outings has…
Rugby Rant: Make wheelchair rugby more inclusive
David Needham, secretary of Leicester Tigers WRC, calls for wheelchair rugby to embrace all